Current News From Barton Marine ..

Our own David Hawkins is a great sailing advisor for the GBR British Blind Racing Team and took part in 2017 World Blind Sailing Championships.

In this edition, we catch up with Oliver Cook, from Marathon Leisure. We’re talking about their relationship with Barton Marine as a distributor, and find out more about their recent “Trade Day” in Scotland.

We were also pleased to sponsor British Marine’s Women in Marine Industry drinks reception on Tuesday 19 September.

We were very proud to support long-standing, British boatbuilder, Drascombe by Churchouse Boats, as they marked 50 years of business at the show.

Barton will unveil the new Barton Block range exclusively at METSTRADE 2017 next month, from stand 01.478

The boat show season is upon us which means Christmas is just around the corner! As many of us are laying up our boats for this year, we hope that your sailing experiences have been exhilarating and plentiful!

Barton Marine is proud to support one of its valued boatbuilders, Drascombe by Churchouse Boats, as it celebrates 50 years of business with a drinks party at TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show. 

Barton Marine is pleased to sponsor British Marine’s Women in Marine Industry drinks reception, as the perfect networking opportunity.

We caught up with Sebastian to understand a bit more about OY Maritim AB’s special relationship with Barton:

Barton was grateful to receive a unique letter from another satisfied customer last month - Nicholas Pye from York.

Barton is proud to announce its sponsorship of Whitstable Yacht Club’s first ‘CadetFest’ in August 2017. 

Whether for your boating holiday or a racing competition, this is the time of the year when we all use our boats the most - - at least in the UK and most of Europe!   There are a few points to keep in mind before you set sail that will keep you safe and having fun on the Seas...

For the third consecutive year, Barton Marine is proud to support RBYC Cadet Week with a donation of raffle prizes for the club’s fundraising efforts, which take place on Saturday 19 August. 

Barton Marine was a proud sponsor of Whitstable Harbour Day on Saturday 5 August, an event held to raise interest and insight into the vast history that Whitstable, Kent offers to British seafaring heritage.

Barton had a terrific experience at Seawork International 2017 in Southampton. 

Sail control is an important factor in ensuring you get the best performance and enjoyment from your yacht. The amount of control required varies according to your type of sailing, whether you are cruising or racing.

Dave Hawkins works on our shop floor and is a very active sailor, sailing Merlin Rockets. We spoke to Dave to find out a bit more about the man behind the job:

As we follow up on Seawork leads and referrals at Barton, we keep discovering more ways to meet, and exceed, expectations in the industrial and commercial markets, while never forgetting our core leisure craft roots. 

Barton Marine was proud to welcome the Economic students and teachers of Kings School Canterbury, for a “behind the scenes” tour of the Barton Marine office and factory.

As the sailing season starts to get into full swing, we’re hoping for much better weather than we experienced at the Marine Industry Regatta in The Solent!  

There are only a few companies that have represented Barton products since the early 1980’s – and we are delighted that YC Nautica has been such an important distributor for more than three decades!

Seawork is a great chance for Barton to show off our strong offering for the commercial marine and industrial sectors. Many people associate Barton Marine almost entirely with leisure marine products, but this is not the case! 

Well, at least Barton Marine’s crew for the Marine Industry Regatta did not have to embarrass our colleagues on other boats by waving the trophy at Prize Giving! 

Good news for Folkboat racers around the world – our Boomstrut has recently been made “race legal.”

We hope the maintenance tips provided in this Newsline give you a good starting point for getting your boat is ready for sailing.

After taking a sabbatical from the Marine Industry Regatta last year and supporting the British Marine boat, it felt odd to hand over the trophy to another crew!

Here’s the report sent by Martin Latimer, DZero Sailor and PR Officer for Largs Sailing Club

There’s some areas where you can expect to suffer scratches, scuffing, abrasions and other damage, and you’ll want to keep these in tip-top condition for as long as possible. 

BLOCKS, SHEAVES, MAINSHEET TRAVELLER & GENOA CAR CHECKS

Barton Marine cruised into the Wind and Water Show in Warsaw, Poland, with the expertise of Robert Lindemann KG, our new distribution partner in Poland. 

March marks the end of a spectacular boat show season where Barton was represented at nine international marine shows, attended by people from over 30 countries. 

Once again, the RYA Suzuki London Dinghy Show was one of the best and most enjoyable settings for dinghy sailors and marine companies working in the dinghy market! 

Barton Marine’s sales and production teams look forward to attending The RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show in London at Alexander Palace on 4 – 5 March.

Düsseldorf Boat Show is now the largest indoor consumer show in the world with 17 halls and over 3,000 exhibitors. 

The team at Barton are pleased to announce that our Germany distributor, Lindemann KG, Hamburg, will take over the position as Polish Distributor with immediate effect.

It’s been a busy start to the year, with London, Paris, Dusseldorf and Helsinki boat shows and is not slowing down any time soon.

2016 has been a very exciting and interesting year at Barton. 

Excel Exhibition Centre, January 6 - 15 January

Last week,  Barton’s UK distributor, Marathon Leisure,  invited some of their suppliers into their sales meetings to train and update the sales staff on new products and upcoming programs.

The Boomstrut is now legal for racing in this prominent class! 

Paris Boat Show was a busy one this year!

METS Report:  Marine Equipment Trade Show – the biggest and best in the marine industry!

It’s been quite a busy time for me and Barton as we create new sales programs, new designs and concepts for the sailing market.

And now… 100% Spotlight on Amsterdam METSTRADE 2016: The Marine Equipment Trade Show - our busiest Show of the year where we meet with our global distributors to share ideas, forecasts and comments for the upcoming season and beyond.

Barton’s UK distributor, Marathon Leisure Ltd., followed Southampton Boat Show with their annual customer Trade Days! 

The weather was mostly on our side this year – given a few sudden squalls of rain followed by sunshine…our heroes of the Show, Jimmy Green Chandlers and TCS Chandlery, were kept busy selling our High Load Eyes – our Boat Show Special this year. 

Amid all the discussion of Brexit here in Europe, Barton Marine attended Annapolis Boat Show where the major line of discussion was on the upcoming Presidential campaign and election!!

Over the last few weeks it’s been my pleasure to meet in the Netherlands with Belship, our Dutch Distributor, and also welcome new UK customers to Barton’s line.

Barton Marine will be promoting and aiding sales efforts in our Chandler’ stands at Southampton Boat Show in September. 

Rob Lyne joins the Barton Marine team this month, taking over from Christian Brewer as Sales Manager.

With spring just around the corner, it’s time to check your deck hardware for signs of wear and tear.

The 2016 Barton Marine Warm-Up Series at Largs Sailing Club culminated on Easter Sunday, with gusts of 37 knots ripping through the fleet at the end of the first race.